Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (Niccolo Machiavelli) Quotes
Wisdom consists of knowing how to distinguish the nature of trouble, and in choosing the lesser evil.
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The modern economy is becoming a place where women hold the cards.
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I absolutely welcome a full investigation into the for-profit schools because I think a majority of them are predatory.
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Being a 911 operator means balancing seemingly contradictory skills. On one hand, operators have to be fanatically precise and well-organized. On the other, they must be able to establish rapport with panicky callers.
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I was a bit odd. I read books and wanted to draw and go to art school.
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The position is: the Gaelic language is no longer the native language; it is dead, yet food is being brought to the graveyard.
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The less food, the more time to talk, the more to talk about.
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I knew I wanted to do something creative. I didn't think I'd have the luxury of doing something like that, because I didn't know anyone who had pursued anything they really adored, but I had dreams for singing or writing.
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To have success in your professional life is not so hard. To succeed as a man is more difficult.
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All of us grow.
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The two most important things that can be done to promote democracy in the world is first, to bring moral clarity back to world affairs and second, to link international policies to the advance of democracy around the globe.
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I busted my butt all my life building companies.
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The relationships we have with people are extremely important to success on and off the job.
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The black community in Hollywood is very small and close-knit. Everyone has a common goal: to make a two-hour movie in 30 days.
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If I lose, I lose. I'll do it on my terms.
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Having children is exciting. Life puts the past into perspective.
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Being the leader of a division is a pressure, but it's one that I feel I am ready for.
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I'm an atheist, I always thought, 'This is it.' If there is going to be a heaven, it should be on earth. I feel much happier than most people. I'm fairly stoic about death, but I'm not keen on dying if it's going to be long and protracted. I don't have dark nights of the soul, except occasionally. I'm such a little busy bee.
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I made the cover of 'Sports Illustrated,' 'Newsweek' and 'Time' all in one week, and I didn't even know what that meant.
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It is better to have some unhappiness while one is still young, for if a person does not experience some bitterness, his disposition will not settle down.
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One of the things I like most about Caravaggio is the sense of an unfolding emotional journey you get with his art. Early Caravaggios are sarky, confident, brazen. Late Caravaggio’s are dark, exhausted, tearful. A life put through the wringer.
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I do interviews because it's a chance to be myself. I sometimes wonder what I could have to say that would be of any interest. I don't have any great wisdom.
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It strikes me as one of nature's greatest jokes that the types of food we all like to eat more than anything (especially in winter) are the very things that cause the most insane weight gain - mounds of fluffy mashed potato, hot, thickly buttered toast, huge, steaming bowls of pasta, great big... actually, I'll stop there.
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Nature is always behind the age.
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Wisdom consists of knowing how to distinguish the nature of trouble, and in choosing the lesser evil.
